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Cable Bay surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 30 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Cable Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cable Bay sea temperature is
18.7° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cable Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cable Bay at 9AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (30 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (30 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Cable Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.7
NW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.5
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)516151111111111131314145131251211111111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)00022222334423141213111010993311
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SE
0
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
ESE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
SSE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:15AM
2.87
8:49PM
2.82
9:21AM
3.07
9:50PM
3.00
10:16AM
3.27
10:42PM
3.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
0.72
2:38PM
0.67
3:03AM
0.56
3:41PM
0.45
4:00AM
0.37
4:33PM
0.25
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-6:28-------6:30-------6:31------
Sunset-----8:49-------8:47-------8:46--
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141417191918151414131720212118151313171919181514
Feels °C (?)131417181717151313121518202016131212171717171514
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